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>> apollo astronauts lose their lives in a tragic flash fire aboard their grounded space capsule. the tragedy occurred during the first flight. these were veterans of space flight, and a rookie. to this,drill similar the entire three-man crew was engulfed by flames. blue-ribbon team is investigating, aided by films. one of the seven original astronauts. the first space walker. with a lot of in experience. he was proud and happy his first flight was to initiate the

apollo program. when the tragedy struck, one of the astronauts yelled, fire in the space craft. all three were victims of the swift inferno. likeeporter said it looked the inside of 8 --. it was theorized and electrical overload may have sparked the blaze. 27 rescuers were overcome by smoke and heat. apollo astronauts are heroes who gave their lives in total dedication to duty. their dedication will forever be honored. yugoslav diplomatic missions throughout the united states and canada are damaged in a series of blasts occurring within one hour of each other. in washington, the yugoslav

embassy suffered heavy damage. the bomb was placed in a shallow hole outside the furnace room. no one was injured, although a six euro boy was thrown from his bed in the pre-done explosion. a large hole was blown out of a wall. in new york, the yugoslav conflict general is rocked by an explosion heard for blacks away. one fireman sent to the scene died of eight heart attack. a state department -- the state department condemned the bombings as outrageous and senseless. the possibility of life after death was explored in phoenix, arizona, by the cryonics society. they believe the freezing of biological matter is the answer.

they propose freezing bodies in cold storage capsules. scientists are mostly skeptical. california man who died of cancer has already been frozen. the subject is wrapped in aluminum foil and placed in a capsule at 220 degrees below zero centigrade. ♪ >> one of the weapons putting punch is the air catch. capable of skimming the surface looking for viet cong. the fiberglass boat can hit 35 miles an hour. as little as four inches of water is all that is necessary .or the bearcat each carries a six-man crew and a full cargo of troubled for any viet cong in the way.

you are looking at the world's first floating nuclear power station. a converted liberty ship. wattarries it a 30 million power plant which can carry the needs for a 30,000 person sitting. it is used for disaster areas. the reactor core contains the a year.uel supply for contained inside a gigantic steel housing. shielding is used to protect the crew. the sturgis goes through the final checkout phase. the power will be transmitted to land by the plant superstructure on the ships bow. a 35-man crew will be aboard to operate.

♪ chicago had city of a furious winter storm that dumped two feet up snow. 10 foot drifts right common site. -- were a common site and it brought the city to a standstill. cars, buses and trucks were abandoned on highways. there was widespread looting and many fires workout. -- broke out. emergencys flew missions. bread and fuel deliveries were all stopped. chicago -- it reduced chicago to a toddler town. ♪